Oliver Peoples

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Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, is the scene of the legendary lives of the like of Marilyn Monroe to Reagans. It is there that in 1986 Larry Leight opens the first Oliver Peoples store, key to the brand's success. A place that only a true Los Angeles citizen like him would have been able to recognize in its fullest potential, and where he began selling his first collection, created from a recovered stock of vintage glasses, in a moment in time where the trend was going in another direction . Almost immediately he lands on the cover of a major newspaper: Vogue Germany, with an exceptional model, Andy Warhol, wearing a pair of "clip-ons" made expressly for him. And then it was the turn of supermodels, Cindy, Naomi, Christy, that become his customers almost by accident.

Beyond the world of fashion, the brand is associated with a genuine desire for quality and simplicity. After all for Leight, who has optical training, essentiality and the perfect balance of the shapes are fundamental concepts. Even today, after 25 years. He has in fact decided to re-launch three "classics" models in a vintage collection that copies faithfully the first units created. However, they will be available in a limited number, and destined to a selected list of clients, loyal costumers of the brand. Over the years, the manufacturing methods have changed, and “to faithfully copy these models”, says Leight, who turned to the same Japanese manufacturers used in the past, “it took six months of research. I wanted for them to not only have the same quality, but also the same coating, the same color”. The “classic” collection also recalls icons of the past (a pair of glasses is called “Gregory Peck”, another “Ziegfeld”) but still have the usual cool touch. To present them a video, which has Presenting them in a video Devendra Banhart presents them in a video, which has become popular online, and can also be seen in the print campaign.